Stranger Things New Life: Story 1
First chapter of a new Stranger Things story, separate continuity from my Rebuilding series, anyway, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Stranger Things or its characters.
Chapter 1
The teenage girl groaned as she straightened up from throwing up in the toilet.
'Shit.' She thought in dismay. 'What is wrong with me?'
Said girl was sixteen and of middle height with somewhat long, wavy, brown hair and brown eyes, pale skin and was still skinny, but had blossomed somewhat as she grew older, enough that she was starting to draw the eyes of some boys at school, but she didn't care about that, since she had a boyfriend that she loved deeply and was already very 'intimate' with, Michael Wheeler, known just as Mike to those close to him. The girl's name was Jane Hopper, although she was also known as El to her friends, short for Eleven, the name she was first known as to them, due to her past.
'I can handle eggs and things like that, but now…' She reflected.
She swallowed, grimacing at the taste in her mouth from her throwing up earlier. Shaking her head she left the bathroom and made her way to the kitchen and got a glass of water, rinsing her mouth out. She was relieved that she had the house to herself right now, since it meant she was avoiding any awkward questions.
Still she knew only one thing. 'I need help.'
Luckily she already had an idea who to talk to for help.
Picking up the phone she quickly dialled the number and waited for the answer.
"Hello?" The female voice said.
"Oh thank God." El breathed in relief, it would have been awkward to explain to Jonathan why she was calling.
"El?" Nancy queried in surprise.
"I...I need to talk to you, I need help, something's wrong." El explained, hesitating over her words.
Nancy Byers, nee Wheeler, Mike's older sister, now the wife of Jonathan Byers, the older adoptive brother of El, was a little taken aback by El's hesitance. El had grown so much since they had first met; yet to hear her so unsure in her talking again was a surprise. El could hear the little voice in the background and bit her lip, worried she'd interrupted something. She knew the voice belonged to Nancy and Jonathan's two year old daughter, Barb Byers.
"What is it?" Nancy asked quickly, getting El to focus again.
She quickly explained her problems, the throwing up, the smells that triggered it, the food that did so, all of it.
Nancy was quiet for a while before she replied. "Oh...um, I see…"
"What is it?" El asked, she could tell from Nancy's tone that she knew something.
There was a pause and then Nancy took a deep breath.
"I'll get a test you can take to be sure." Nancy explained. "But...you could be pregnant."
"Wh-what?" El gasped, going bright red. 'That, that means, when Mike and I…'
She was blushed as she realized that Nancy's response meant that she'd more than likely have guessed that El and Mike had made love. Yet the very thought she might be pregnant was scaring her, she had no idea what to thing. But she did her best to keep it together and not cry, she didn't want to start freaking out on Nancy, especially with her powers.
"Just hold on." Nancy explained to her. "I'll be right around and I'll pick you up."
"Thanks."
With that they hung up and El waited anxiously for Nancy to arrive.
El took a slow deep breath as she waited, Nancy gently hugged her.
"I'm sorry to drag you here for this, I mean, Barb…" El began to say.
Nancy smiled softly. "It's okay, Jonathan reassured me she'd be alright, he's been wanting to spend some daddy-daughter time with her."
They both smiled at that and then El sighed again.
"Thank you, really. I just...I don't even know what to think, if I am…"
"You'll be fine." Nancy reassured her.
"R-Right…"
Nancy shook her head. "You and Mike will be fine understand, you have us."
"I know." El replied, feeling calmer.
She'd taken the test and was just waiting for the time to elapse for it to work. Finally it did and El tried to work up the nerve to pick the test up. Nancy gave her a reassuring smile and picked it up for her, checking it and handing it to her, smiling.
"Congratulations."
El gasped and checked it, the positive sign staring right back at her.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.